Birdwatching in Jordan

Birdwatching in Jordan: the Rift Valley flyway, top reserves, species and the best seasons for birders.

Jordan sits squarely on one of the world's great bird corridors, the Rift Valley–Red Sea flyway, making birdwatching in Jordan an outstanding year-round pursuit. Roughly 1.5 million migratory soaring birds pass through this route each year, and the country records over 400 bird species across deserts, wetlands, highlands and the Red Sea coast.

Spring and autumn bring the heaviest passage of storks, pelicans, honey buzzards, kites and harriers, while winter hosts impressive waterbirds on the Dead Sea, King Talal Dam and Azraq. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan can link several hotspots in a single trip, and full package tours to Jordan can build birding stops into any itinerary.

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